[Bessig] West Big Data Hub Annual Meeting - June 5-6, 2017, Boulder CO

[Neal McBurnett]

I signed up for this - looks interesting.  Anyone else from BESSIG going?

Neal McBurnett                 http://neal.mcburnett.org/

On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 11:26:56AM -0600, Erin Robinson via Bessig wrote:
> Hi All -
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> Apologies for the cross-post. 
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> ESIP & BESSIG communities, as data enthusiasts, for those not attending EarthCube All-Hands, please add your voice to the
> conversation at the 2017 Annual West Big Data Hub Meeting: join ​colleagues from industry, academia, nonprofits, and government for
> ​two days of collaborative immersion into the world of Big Data, June 5-6 in Boulder. 
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> Your participation will strengthen our community and give you insight into ​one ​of ​four ​regional ​hubs ​funded ​by ​the
> ​National ​Science ​Foundation (NSF) ​to ​address ​societal ​challenges ​through ​big ​data ​innovation.  All details, agenda and
> registration can be found here: http://westbigdatahub.org/activities/all-hands-2017/ A few highlights are below. Questions? Email
> info at westbigdatahub.org. 
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> Best, 
> 
> Erin 
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> 
> Erin Robinson
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> Executive Director
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> ESIP 
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> Cell: 314-369-9954 | Skype: erinmrobinson
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> Email: erinrobinson at esipfed.org
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> Website: esipfed.org
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> Event Highlights
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>   • Flagship Initiatives + Strategic Opportunities Panel Discussion including West Hub Principal Investigators Mike Franklin, Ed
>     Lazowska, and Michael Norman
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>   • Updates on Funding Opportunities and Collaborations from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Department of
>     Homeland Security, and other Federal, State, and Local government agencies
> 
>   • National Transportation Data Challenge project feedback and mentoring sessions
> 
>   • Community-Led Workshops including Western Water (co-hosted with NSF INFEWS), Big Data + Public Policy (co-hosted with NSF Big
>     Data Spokes), Metro Data Science + Smart Cities (co-hosted with NREL)